QABALA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. QABALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
q10a1b3a1l1a1
PlayableQABALA · 6 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
6letters
2hooks available
1 in 1,774 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept QABALA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.83
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful QABALA is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QABALA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QABALA scores
Scrabble q10a1b3a1l1a1 17
Words with Friends q10a1b4a1l2a1 19
Face value of the 6 tiles in QABALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,774 thousand.
What stands out about QABALA
- QABALA takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QABALA
3 longer words begin with QABALA.
Shorter words from the letters in QABALA
Common questions about QABALA
- Is QABALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QABALA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QABALA worth?
- QABALA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QABALA?
- QABALA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QABALA:
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